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‘Gambhir ka credit le raha yaha bhi coaching me’ - Fans share memes over viral image of MS Dhoni sharing tips with Lucknow youngsters

MS Dhoni was seen interacting and sharing some tips with the young players of the Lucknow franchise after Chennai's 12-run win.

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Chennai skipper MS Dhoni was seen interacting and sharing some tips with the young players of the Lucknow franchise after Chennai’s 12-run win against them in match number 6 of the ongoing season of the Indian T20 League.

This is not the first time that Dhoni was seen sharing his experience with the young players of the opponent team after the match. The Lucknow franchise shared the picture of the former Indian skipper interacting with their players with the caption, ‘There's never a bad time for an MS Masterclass.’

Dhoni recently completed 5000 runs in his Indian T20 League after he smashed Mark Wood for two consecutive sixes in the last over of the first innings at the Chepauk stadium. The 41-year-old now has 5004 runs from 236 matches in the Indian T20 League at an average of 39.09 and a strike rate of 135.54, including 24 half-centuries.

Chennai made their return at Chepauk with a win

Talking about the match, Chennai posted a big total of 217 runs for the loss of 7 wickets. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway gave a firing start to the home team by adding 110 runs for the first wicket in 9.1 overs. Conway got out after scoring 47 off 29 balls, while Gaikwad went on score his second consecutive half-century of the season as he got out after a knock of 57 runs off 31 balls. After that Shivam Dubey (27 off 17) also produced some big hits, while Ambati Rayadu remained unbeaten on 27 off 14 balls. Mark Wood and Ravi Bishnoi took 3-3 wickets each for Lucknow, while Avesh Khan put 1 in his bag.

However, Lucknow also got a great start chasing a big total as Kyle Mayers continued his great form by smashing 53 off 22. After Mayers’ wicket, Lucknow started losing momentum and kept on losing wickets at regular intervals. At last, Lucknow was restricted at 205 for 7, just 12 runs short of Chennai’s total. Moeen Ali was the main anchor of Chennai’s bowling as he took 4 wickets by conceding 26 runs in his four overs. While Tushar Deshpande took 2, Mithcell Santner put 1 in his bag.

 

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